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Autumn extends its golden hues even to the urban decay still prevalent in Rīga once you journey beyond its center, while the light rain saturates the otherwise mundane and gray with depth and color. Expanded, 2024.

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Sunlight is reflecting off the clouds as we approach Latvia.
It's an overcast day below.
We make our final descent.
Anda and Aivars join mom after picking me up at the airport.
Heavy camera! Mom had trouble holding it up and straight.

I head out, camera in hand, the following day. Or maybe it was the day after.

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  • Family awaits
  • Brethren CemeteryA brief tour of Brāļu kapi, resting place of Latvia's Brīvības cīņas, War of Independence, heroes, one of a number of Brāļu kapi around Latvia.
  • Rainis' CemeteryThe final resting place of Rainis (Jānis Pliekšāns), Latvia's Shakespeare cum Che Guevara: the man, the memorial, and Soviet cultural appropriation.
  • Viestura dārzs and PētersalaDown-river from city center along the Daugava, Viesturs garden, George Washington park, the export port, and Pētersala neighborhood.
  • Old Rīga and Rīga parksVecrīga, the old town, is shaking off half a century of Soviet era rot, Peters' favorite Rīga sculpture, and Esplanade Park.
  • Country lifeA day trip visiting with Silvija's side of the family in the Ieriķi countryside.
  • Rīga, Old Rīga and Left BankA last walk through Rīga, the old town, and across the river to Pārdaugava and discovering the Soviets repurposed "Victory Street" to glorify the Soviets' "liberation" of Rīga, and not Latvia's independence.
  • Also visit our "Along the 11 tram line" photo feature from this trip.11 May '04
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